Read more about the article Tarrification to “kill” PH rice industry, peasant group warns
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) lamented that local rice farmers will be the first to feel the brunt of the effects of massive rice importation.FILE PHOTO.

Tarrification to “kill” PH rice industry, peasant group warns

Militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) deeply criticized the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the rice tarrification law, saying the measure will kill the rice industry in the country.

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Read more about the article Lack of skilled workers delays Build program, Duterte says
In his speech during the distribution of the Certificates of Land Owners Award (CLOAs) to some 3,400 agrarian beneficiaries, covering 5,808 hectares, in Northern Mindanao at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines on Wednesday, October 31, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Agrarian Reform Sec. John Castriociones to prioritize the giving of lands to the peasants and landless following the massacre that killed nine sugarcane farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, on October 20. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Lack of skilled workers delays Build program, Duterte says

President Rodrigo Duterte disclosed that the ambitious "Build, Build, Build" program has been delayed and blamed it on the shortage of skilled workers.

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Read more about the article 4 soldiers killed after NPAs seized firearms, raided military camp in Bukidnon
Malaybalay City, Bukidnon (davaotoday.com)

4 soldiers killed after NPAs seized firearms, raided military camp in Bukidnon

Four soldiers were killed after communist rebels in Bukidnon successfully took over a paramilitary camp of the Army’s 1st Special Forces Civilian Active Auxiliary Patrol Base located in Green Valley, Barangay Dalwangan, Malaybalay City on Thursday, February 14.

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Read more about the article Davao’s P30 billion monorail project seen to improve public commuting
Engr. Froilan Rigor of Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners said that urban railway transit is the solution for the city’s rapidly growing population. (Ray Francis Villarias/davaotoday.com)

Davao’s P30 billion monorail project seen to improve public commuting

The proposed monorail project in Davao is seen to improve public transportation, a welcome development from what an expert termed as a major shift from being a “car to transit oriented” community, an official from the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP) said.

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